Berlin/Steglitz-Zehlendorf

Steglitz-Zehlendorf is a district in the southwest of Berlin. Zehlendorf and Charlottenburg (see Berlin/City West) are the wealthiest parts of Berlin. It has a lot of lakes and forests, lots of culture and the biggest university in Berlin. Most famous is the Wannsee with its Strandbad, where on hot summer weekends all families visit. There are other lakes, where bathing is allowed and is free.
Steglitz was merged with Zehlendorf in 2001 and is an ordinary (but nice) residential and shopping district. Zehlendorf is more interesting for tourists because of its many museums, beautiful nature and some old castles.
The area is a rather bourgeois district and provides the center-right CDU with much of its electoral strength in a city otherwise dominated by left-wing parties.

The center of Steglitz is the U-/S-Bahn station . One of the most popular shopping streets in Berlin is the "Schloßstraße" with a good selection of specialized shops, especially medium and low-priced fashion shops. Additionally there are four small to medium-sized malls where you'll get everything you need.
Zehlendorf is spread quite far and depending on the area, different stations are the best. , or are the best stations to stop at for the most interesting areas.

• WannseeThis is the number-one bathing and recreation spot in western Berlin, with several beaches, the large Strandbad Wannsee open-air lido and several historic landmarks nearby.

• Bierpinsel

  address: Schloßstraße 17, 12163 Berlin
  The Bierpinsel ("beer brush") is a building in Steglitz which resembles an observation tower and is famous for its pop-art appearance. The futuristic and recently landmarked building was built from 1972 to 1976 and has since been used as restaurant, night club, bar, radio station and art café.

• Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem

  phone: +49 30 838-50100
  address: Königin-Luise-Straße 6-8
  The garden is part of the Free University of Berlin.

• Jagdschloss Grunewald

  address: Hüttenweg 100, 14193 Berlin
  Built in 1542. An impressive traditional country estate with stately architecture, it is an enclave of untouched regional cultural history and architectonic epochs. The 80-hectare mixed forest also provides a wide network of paths for walking and rambling.

• MexikoplatzHeritage listed Art Nouveau railway station and charming surrounding city square.

• Schloss und Schlosspark GlienickeThis castle is one of Berlin's oldest castles and where Prince Carl used to reside. Be sure to check out Glienicke Bridge, the bridge that became renowned for the exchange of Western and Eastern secret agents. link for the park

• Schloss Pfaueninsel

  phone: +49 331 96 94 202
  address: Nikolskoerweg

• Strandbad Wannsee

  phone: +49 30 803 5450
  address: Wannseebadweg 25, 14129 Berlin
  This heritage-protected public bathing beach which opened in 1907 is one of the largest inland lidos in Europe and has a 1275 meters long sand beach, a capaciy for up to 30.000 guests and a popular nudist area.

• SteinstückenThis would be a perfectly ordinary neighborhood of Berlin or perhaps neighboring Potsdam visible only on maps that show the border between Berlin and Potsdam if not for its history. While the Berlin border during German partition included a number of enclaves and exclaves, this is the only place where a significant number (some 300 people) ended up on an "island" of West Berlin surrounded by GDR territory. Ultimately there were some complicated corridor solutions applied for people from Steinstücken to be able to get to West Berlin proper without the need for lengthy border formalities. These days, like before partition, people in Steinstücken tend to use the services of Potsdam more than those of Berlin on a day to day basis.

Museums

• Allied Museum

  phone: +49 30 8181990
  address: Clayallee 135, 14195 Berlin
  A museum showing the Western side of the Cold War.

• Brücke-Museum

  phone: +49 30 8312029
  address: Bussardsteig 9, 14195 Berlin
  Works from the Dresden art collaborative called "Die Brücke".

• Ethnological Museum

  phone: +49 30 266424242
  address: Lansstraße 8 / Arnimallee 25
  Again one of the world's most comprehensive ones. At the museum district of Dahlem.

• House of the Wannsee Conference

  phone: +49 30 8050010
  address: Am Großen Wannsee 56-58
  This museum explains how this house was used for a meeting of senior Nazis to ensure that they all knew that the SS would industrialize the use of mass-murder in disposing of Jews and "undesirables" and to debate a little the logistics of the Holocaust, for which Hitler had already given the orders.

• Liebermann-Villa am Wannsee

  address: Colomierstraße 3
  House museum on Max Liebermann, German painter and printmaker. Has about 15 Lieberman paintings.

• Museum of Asian Art

  phone: +49 30 266424242
  address: Lansstraße 8
  Includes East Asian and Indian sections.

• Museum of European Cultures

  phone: +49 30 266424242
  address: Lansstraße 8 / Arnimallee 25
  The biggest of its sort in Europe. At the museum district of Dahlem.

• Swim in the pure waters of one of the many lakes, such as Schlachtensee, Krumme Lanke or Wannsee. You should arrive with your bathing suit already on as there are no changing stations readily available.

The shopping street Schloßstraße (S+U9 "Rathaus Steglitz" Station) is full of great places to shop. You will find many small shops and chain stores.

• Boulevard Berlin

  address: Schloßstraße 10
  Boulevard Berlin is another indoor shopping mall which just opened in 2012. It is still adding to its store directory, so stop by and see what you can find.

• Forum Steglitz

  address: Schloßstraße 1
  Forum Steglitz, another indoor shopping mall, has much of the same stores that the earlier Das Schloss boasts, although the ice cream shop on one of the upper floors is a great place to take a break. They even have seating out front when the weather is nice. There is a nice, inexpensive make-up shop on the first floor to the left when you enter.

• Karstadt

  address: Schloßstraße 7-10
  Karstadt is a nice department store with a grocery store in the basement where you can find some hard to find food items.

• Das Naturkaufhaus

  address: Schloßstraße 101
  The largest natural department store in the city, featuring eco-friendly clothes, paper products and beauty products, among other things. The best part is the basement, which is full of interesting decorations and cool items.

• Peek & Cloppenberg

  address: Schloßstraße 123-125
  A branch of the department store.

• Das Schloss

  address: Schloßstraße 34
  An upscale indoor shopping mall with a creative ceiling decoration.

• Schloss Straßen Center

  address: Walther-Schreiber-Platz 1
  The Schloss Straßen Center, another indoor shopping mall, is often packed with people coming out with brown Primark bags as this is the shopping center which boasts Berlin's first Primark.

• Werken, Spielen, Schenken

  address: Schloßstraße 110b
  A great place for kids. With a toy store in the front and a craft store in the back, you will find everything you need for playing or crafting.

• Die Fischerhütte am Schlachtensee

  phone: +49 30 80498310
  address: Fischerhüttenstraße 136
  A cozy, yet elegant high end restaurant with an impressive visible wine collection, located directly at the Schlachtensee. Sit outside in the warmer months for the gorgeous views outside.

• Loretta am Wannsee

  phone: +49 30 80105333
  address: Kronprinzessinenweg 260
  One of the most popular beer gardens in Berlin. It's a must visit in summer for eating and drinking in the sun. There is a Loretta restaurant, the Loretta Biergarten and the Loretta Almhütte.

• Café Melanie

  phone: +49 30 8516004
  address: Rheinstr. 43, 12161 Berlin
  Have a coffee, long drink or cocktail at this cozy café which is one of the most longstanding in Steglitz and Friedenau. This venue also offers some delicious meals, ice cream, breakfast and brunch.

• Hotel Pension Enzian

  phone: +49 30-832 50 75
  address: Hortensienstr. 28
  A friendly, family-run hotel with large double bed rooms. Small hotel with a personal atmosphere. Within 1-minute walking distance is a S-Bahn station and a good Spanish restaurant. Serves breakfast, wireless is €4 per day.

• Landhaus Schlachtensee

  phone: +49 30-809-9470
  address: Bogotastr. 9, Zehlendorf
  Set nearby the Schlachtensee and Krumme Lanke lakes, the Landhaus offers a quiet and tranquil location, with the personalized service of a bed and breakfast.

Potsdam shares an administrative boundary with the district.